Slaty-backed thrush

The slaty-backed thrush (Geokichla schistacea) is a passerine bird in the Asian thrush genus. It is found in the Tanimbar Islands.

Slaty-backed thrush
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Geokichla
Species:
G. schistacea
Binomial name
Geokichla schistacea
(Meyer, 1884)
Synonyms

Zoothera schistacea

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera schistacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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